Castle HSTs This year

[Southernrover]

Does anyone know what is happening with the Castle class HSTs?
All their work bar 1trip to Exeter St David’s is between Plymouth and Penzance.
The rumours were they would finish this December but with nothing to replace them will they really finish (and GWR sweat their class 8XX/150) or do they go on into 2025?
Will be in Cornwall this coming October so it might be my last chance to ride/photograph them.

 

[irish_rail]

Does anyone know what is happening with the Castle class HSTs?
All their work bar 1trip to Exeter St David’s is between Plymouth and Penzance.
The rumours were they would finish this December but with nothing to replace them will they really finish (and GWR sweat their class 8XX/150) or do they go on into 2025?
Will be in Cornwall this coming October so it might be my last chance to ride/photograph them.

The rumour I heard was May next year, so you have a little while longer.

 

[co-tr-paul]

Diagrams from June are in 255 Facebook group. Currently no change to fleet. December at least..... .

 

[Southernrover]

Diagrams from June are in 255 Facebook group. Currently no change to fleet. December at least..... .

Thanks

 

[Gordonman]

Diagrams from June are in 255 Facebook group. Currently no change to fleet. December at least..... .

GW03 will be a fleet addition at some point

 

[Trainman40083]

I think 43025 is a GWR power car. Turned up at the Midland Railway Centre Butterley, Derbyshire today, with a HST coach.

 

[AndrewE]

Diagrams from June are in 255 Facebook group. Currently no change to fleet. December at least..... .

No access to that if you can't sign in. Are they posted anywhere else?

 

[43096]

I think 43025 is a GWR power car. Turned up at the Midland Railway Centre Butterley, Derbyshire today, with a HST coach.

It’s a 125 Group power car: https://www.125group.org.uk/our-fleet/43025-hst-power-car/ . The trailer coach with it is 44000, also 125 Group owned.

 

[43055]

I think 43025 is a GWR power car. Turned up at the Midland Railway Centre Butterley, Derbyshire today, with a HST coach.

Owned by the 125group that one. Moved from the Great Central North (Ruddington).

 

[Trainman40083]

Owned by the 125group that one. Moved from the Great Central North (Ruddington).

Thanks for that.

 

[Chapeltownveg]

Does anyone happen to have a list of the diagrams from June I don't have access to the Facebook group to see them thank you.

 

[Freightmaster]

Does anyone happen to have a list of the diagrams from June I don't have access to the Facebook group to see them thank you.

As far as I am aware weekday workings are unaltered but the Saturday diagrams are
to be reduced from three to two from June 8th, including a new daytime visit to Exeter.



MARK

 

[co-tr-paul]

Diagrams from June taken from 255 Facebook group.